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Akio Otsuka

Japanese voice actor and narrator (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Akio Otsuka
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Akio Otsuka (大塚 明夫, Ōtsuka Akio; born November 24, 1959) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is attached to Mausu Promotion.[1]

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The astringent and calm quality of his deep voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games. He is most known for the roles of second generation Jigen Daisuke in Lupin III, the titular protagonist in Black Jack, Solid Snake, Naked Snake, Solidus Snake, and Venom Snake in the Metal Gear series, Gamigami Devil in Popolocrois, Ryoma Hoshi in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Shunsui Kyouraku in Bleach, Lieutenant Garuru in Sgt. Frog, Gwendel von Voltaire in Kyo Kara Maoh!, Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Blackbeard in One Piece, Tadakatsu Honda in the Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series, Sango and Jugo Yokomizo in Detective Conan, Bryan Hawk in Hajime no Ippo, Zen Shigaraki/All For One in My Hero Academia, Thorkell in Vinland Saga, Wamuu in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Anavel Gato in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Xehanort in the Kingdom Hearts series. He is the son of Chikao Ohtsuka.

He is also the official dub voice for many Western actors, including Steven Seagal, Nicolas Cage, Antonio Banderas, Dolph Lundgren, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, and Dennis Quaid.

On January 7, 2017, he was married, according to Mausu Promotion, who did not reveal the name of his spouse due to her being unaffiliated with the voice acting industry.[2]

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